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Graduate Program

U of M Sociology offers a PhD program covering the fundamentals of sociological theory and methods, emphasizing mastery of central literatures and debates, the conduct of research, teaching, and policy application.

The department is able to provide substantial opportunities for advanced training through seminars, research assistantships, teaching assistantships, and instructorships. Incoming students receive funding packages that support them up to 5 years.

At the U of M you will find a supportive, collaborative, and challenging intellectual environment, an opportunity to be involved in cutting-edge research, and a commitment to valuing a diversity of viewpoints and experiences.

Department Chair	Director of Graduate Studies
Professor Elizabeth Boyle	Professor Ann Meier

 

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• Dr. Haltinner on her way to Idaho

  Kristin Haltinner successfully defended her dissertation, "The Conservative Next Door," on May 23. Her advisors are Profs. Ron Aminzade and David Pellow. Dr. Haltinner begins an Assistant Professor of Sociology position at the University of Idaho-Moscow in Fall 2013. Congratulations, Dr. Haltinner!

  May 23rd, 2013

• Yu-Ju Chien Successful Defense

  Yu-Ju Chien successfully defended her dissertation "Constructing Knowledge and Policies on Avian Influenza: How Do International Organizations Craft Global Models?" on May 10, 2013. Dr. Chien is advised by Joachim Savelsberg.

  May 14th, 2013

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• Savelsberg & King Win 2012 Outstanding Book Award

  American Memories: Atrocities and the Law, authored by Joachim Savelsberg and Ryan King (Ph.D. 2005), and published in 2011 by the Russell Sage Foundation, is the recipient of the 2012 Outstanding Book Award of the Theory Division, Society for the Study of Social Problems.

  September 11th, 2012

• Motherhood Wage Penalty

  Jeremy Staff (PhD 2004) & Jeylan T. Mortimer examine whether the motherhood wage penalty results from differences in the accumulation of work interruptions and breaks in schooling in their recent Demography article, Explaining the Motherhood Wage Penalty During the Early Occupational Career.
  

  February 9th, 2012

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